If the diagnosis proved author correct, the Welsh midfielder will be out for at least six weeks.Perhaps, given the indisposition of Speed and admin his team's lack of penetration and imagination, Wilkinson may turn to Tomas Brolin on Sunday. Barrichello's team-mate, admin Martin Brundle, was fastest admin on Monday and second quickest on Tuesday.. Rugby Union The injured French No 8, Fabien Pelous, will be out of action for three to four weeks author and will probably miss France's last Five Nations' Championship match against Wales in Cardiff on 16 March. The promising International hurt his knee in France's 45-10 victory over author Ireland on Saturday in Paris.. Another author turbulent day in Irish football ended last night with the appointment of the former Crystal Palace and Wales admin defender, Ian Evans, as assistant to the new Republic of Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy. The move by the Football Association of Ireland comes less than admin a week after the appointment was blocked, though there does appear to have been a compromise, with McCarthy's former author second-in-command at Millwall taking the job on a part-time, rather than full-time, basis. Evans' installation was ratified at a long meeting of the FAI's executive committee.
Earlier in the day Joe McGrath, the FAI's director of coaching, told officials he was leaving to take up a similar post in New Zealand. McGrath's resignation followed the surprise departure of the FAI's chief executive, Sean Connolly, last Friday.These developments added to the growing sense of disarray surrounding Irish football. Within 24 hours of McCarthy's appointment last month the FAI president, Louis Kilcoyne, said on Irish radio that the former Ireland team captain had not been his first choice."We have got to get back to what we are about, football," Des Casey, the honorary secretary of the FAI, told members of the Irish media at a specially convened press conference in Dublin last night. "We are not asking for your support - God knows we don't deserve it probably - but we are asking for your patience and understanding. We will endeavour to improve the association, particularly on the communications front, and become as transparent as we can."Casey said the search for McGrath's replacement would begin immediately.
He also announced the association would appoint managers for the national sides at Under-15, 16 and 18 levels.It was confirmed that the Republic will compete in the US Cup tournament in June, with their first match taking place in Boston and the other two in New York.. Leicester City last night enjoyed the sweetest of first victories under Martin O'Neill as they battled to a 3-2 win at Wolves, who are managed by their former manager, Mark McGhee. Leicester's triumph ended a barren nine-match run of seven draws and two defeats since O'Neill was appointed to succeed McGhee, who controversially defected to Molineux in December. Wolves had not lost for seven League games and looked set for another win when Steve Bull fired them in front after a mistake by the Leicester goalkeeper, Kevin Poole, but Mike Stowell, the Wolves keeper, returned the favour with an error which led to Iwan Roberts' equaliser. Brian Law headed his first goal for Wolves to restore their lead before the break, but Leicester took charge in the second half and two goals from the teenager, Emile Heskey, earned maximum points."I'm not going to lose a minute's sleep over it," McGhee said. "If it stops all the problems there have been over my leaving Leicester, it is a cost I am prepared to pay."Luton Town moved a step closer to First Division survival with a 1-1 draw at the leaders, Derby County, Dwight Marshall cancelling out Darryl Powell's strike for the Rams.. Rugby League DAVE HADFIELD Featherstone Rovers have cancelled the contracts of their three overseas players as an economy measure.